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49th Parallel

THE MIGHTEST MANHUNT THAT EVER SWEPT THE SCREEN!

Starring: Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Raymond Massey, Anton Walbrook, Eric Portman

Writer: Emeric Pressburger, Emeric Pressburger, Rodney Ackland, Emeric Pressburger

Release Date:
November 24, 1941
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
Director:
Michael Powell
Companies:
Ortus Films

Overview

In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth attempts to cross the border into the United States, which has not yet entered the war and is officially neutral. Along the way, the German soldiers encounter brave men such as a French-Canadian fur trapper, Johnnie, a leader of a Hutterite farming community, Peter, an author, Philip and a soldier, Andy Brock.